User talk:Kate Lapine

COI
Dear Ms. Lapine, it is obvious that you have a conflict of interest here. That in itself isn't so bad, but you are adding all kinds of unencyclopedic information to the The Park School article, and some of that is a copyright violation--you can't just copy and paste into Wikipedia from the school's website. An administrator will have to come by and remove those violations from the history. I urge you, for purposes of neutrality (and to avoid a big COI tag on top of the article), to not edit articles on institutions you are involved with. Kind regards, 66.168.247.159 (talk) 16:44, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

Hi, I'm not sure what kind of encyclopedic information you're looking for. I'm the school's communications director and am trying to make sure that the information listed in the wiki entry is factually accurate. What do you recommend? Thanks! -Kate Lapine
 * I know you are--you are listed in the school directory. (It's not always a good idea to use your real name...) First of all, info shouldn't be copied--period. It falls foul of our guidelines. Second, info such as annual events and school hours are not considered encyclopedic--it is of no use to a larger audience, outside of the parents for instance. Third, I saw you removed some sourced info, about school construction and notable alumni: that info was valid and deserved a place. Here is a list of Good Articles on schools, and looking at a couple of them, for instance Dougherty Valley High School, will perhaps give you an idea of what sort of text Wikipedia articles should consist of. Good luck, 66.168.247.159 (talk) 17:05, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

I would think that using my real name is useful and shows that I'm being transparent. The construction info isn't accurate and there are many more alumni that we could list - this seems like an arbitrary collection of alumni. I'm happy to look at the high school article you mentioned, but certainly there has to be room for variety.
 * Well, transparency is to be applauded, but neutrality is a bigger thing. As far as alumni are concerned, WP articles list those that are notable by our standards, that is, those that have articles. I can't judge the accuracy of any information, but what I can say is that there is a reference to a book, and that's more than nothing. The articles I listed are those that fit the GA criteria, and I linked them to give you an idea, not a blueprint. Good luck. 66.168.247.159 (talk) 17:32, 25 October 2011 (UTC)

October 2011
Hello, Kate Lapine, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or any other editor to proofread it. To start creating a draft article, just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit that page as you would any other. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

The one firm rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. It is also worth noting that Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which specifically link them to one company or corporation. If your username does have such a name, it would be advisable for you to request a change of username.

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